Citation Name: 2024 MLD 1321 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case Abdul Ghaffar vs State S — 2024 MLD 1321 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN

Case information

Citation: 2024 MLD 1321 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTAN
Court: Balochistan High Court
Year: 2024
Reporter: MLD
Parties: Citation Name: 2024 MLD 1321 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case Abdul Ghaffar vs State S
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: S. 9

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Judgment text as reported

Citation Name: 2024 MLD 1321 QUETTA-HIGH-COURT-BALOCHISTANBookmark this Case Abdul Ghaffar VS State S.9(b)---Possession of narcotics---Appreciation of evidence---Safe custody of the recovered substance not proved---Effect---Accused was charged for having 1000 grams charas---In order to prove safe custody of the seized charas, the prosecution produced In-charge Store Room, who deposed that on 6th July, 2022, the Investigating Officer handed over to him the parcels of the instant case and he placed them in the store room---Said witness incorporated receipt of parcels in his register at serial No. 1205; however, the witness had not produced store room register or copy thereof during his examination in chief before the Trial Court---Investigating Officer had not taken into possession the copy of said store room register---Through the In-charge Store Room the prosecution had failed to establish the safe custody of the alleged recovered charas---Hence the chain of safe custody had been compromised by the prosecution,which created a reasonable doubt in the prosecution case---Appeal against conviction was allowed, in circumstances.

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